The fall 2011 line for Celine. View the complete collection over on Style.
Paul Smith’s line for Fall 2011 pretty much captures how I wish I could dress every day—trousers and ties, button-down shirts with cardigans, all in neutral tones with one exceptional splash of color. Though I’ve professed before my preference for the more masculine cut, according to Vogue, Paul Smith has a “penchant for putting women in men’s clothes…but he makes them look so great—relaxed, laid-back….They’re men’s clothes cut for women but without trying too hard—ever—and it looks like the sexiest possible way not to make an effort.”
View the entire collection over on Vogue or on Style.com.
Though I’ve been more than satisfied with my folio bag from Labour & Wait (the only messenger bag I’ve ever owned that has lasted over three years), this may just be the perfect bag. Designed by AI_, or Italian designer Andrea Incontri, the 2011 women’s collection is masterful in their simplicity, neutral colors, and functionality. View the complete collection on their website.
Yes, I am one of the many followers of The Sartorialist—a photographer who captures fashion and style on the streets of New York, Milan, Paris, and London. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to interact with Scott Schman on the street, and this short documentary gives a glimpse into how he works and why he continues to do it.
Recently, I spent some time looking through the Sartorialist archives, and I found a few new favorites. I’ve included some of them below, but you can see more over on pinterest, or just head straight over to The Sartorialist.
How the First Lady Moves Markets: An infographic detailing how Michelle Obama’s fashion influences the value of a given company, brand, or designer that she is spotted wearing.
Cardon Copy: Designers take basic street posters and give them new graphic forms.
Unapologetically loving the Oprah farewell season, featuring interviews with Martha Stewart and J.K. Rowling.
Video of Vincent Scully analyzing the architecture of one block of Chapel Street, with buildings by Louis Kahn and Paul Rudolph.
Michael Pollan participates in a 36-hour dinner party, using the fire of a cob oven to cook as many dishes possible.
Another reason to dislike the kindle: “Readers coming to e-books might be taken aback to find them already marked up.”
Jesse Eisenberg on The Ellen Show.
Lyn Devon’s spring and summer collection for 2011, premiering at New York Fashion Week, is full of monochrome colors, comfortable fittings, and androgynous styles, making it feel like another revival of early Coco Chanel. View the entire collection on Lyn Devon’s website.
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For those who know me well, they may be aware of my indelible fondness for the bow tie. Though not as strong as my glasses frame fetish, a well worn bow tie exhibits the mark of style, distinction, and character. I admit that a bow tie is difficult to pull off—silk bow ties often mark teacup-bearing members of the Lizzy, while “vintage” Salvo bow ties undeniably mark hipsters—but these bow ties, by Somethings Hiding In Here, show how a successful bow tie depends upon the right fabric, pattern, and color.
This collection, called Forage, was assembled after weeks of searching for the “right collection of fabrics in classic patterns and sorbet colors.” Each bow tie features a strong graphic pattern in a muted palette. To see more of the Forage collection, visit here.
Though the elegant style of Emersonmade was already apparent in the promotional photographs of her flower bouquets, her fashion sensibility has extended to a new clothing line. One can never go wrong with delicate polka-dotted blouses or tailored tweed jackets, but I especially appreciate the knee-length pleated skirts, featuring the one key element: pockets.
See more of the budding collection on the Emersonmade website.
Stella McCartney’s resort collection is almost too good to be true. Fitted trousers, sharp jackets, intricate black lace, all showing the strong influence of Coco Chanel.
